LAYER STRUCTURE OF ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL MHPOBC STUDIED BY X-RAY-DIFFRACTION

被引:25
作者
SUZUKI, A
ORIHARA, H
ISHIBASHI, Y
YAMADA, Y
YAMAMOTO, N
MORI, K
NAKAMURA, K
SUZUKI, Y
HAGIWARA, T
KAWAMURA, I
FUKUI, M
机构
[1] SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU CO LTD,CENT RES & DEV LAB,ATSUGI 24302,JAPAN
[2] NAKANIHON AUTOMOT COLL,SAKAHOGI,KAMO 505,JAPAN
[3] NIPPONDENSO CO LTD,KARIYA 448,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 02期
关键词
Antiferroelectricity; Chevron structure; Ferroelectric liquid crystal; MHPOBC; X-ray diffraction;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.29.L336
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The layer structure of the antiferroelectric liquid crystal MHPOBC was studied by X-ray measurements. We observed a thermal hysteresis in the layer structure; i.e., a chevron structure was formed in the cooling process, and a bookshelf structure in the heating process. It was found that the layer spacing decreases discontinuously at the Sm C-Sm CAtransition point for an enantiomeric mixture in the cooling process. The result is discussed on the basis of a phenomenological theory. © 1990 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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页码:L336 / L338
页数:3
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